2020 Jeep Gladiator visibility & wipers problems

Related recalls

No recalls on file.

What owners say

1. Filed Jan 26, 2026OHVisibility & Wipers

   Front defroster only blows in the center and does not distribute air to the sides of the front windshield when the driver looks out.

   NHTSA complaint #11713322 · source
2. Filed Apr 2, 2025FLSteeringVisibility & Wipers

   Steering damper is affected by a recall and i have not received the recall. Causes truck to abruptly jerk left or right causing a lif e threatening matter to everyone one the road

   NHTSA complaint #11652247 · source
3. Filed Jul 4, 2024CAVisibility & Wipers

   When cresting a hill the sun was suddenly shining brightly into the driver's eyes. When deploying the driver's side sun visor, the hinge broke, making the visor flop loosely down, not effectively blocking the sun, and causing driver distraction. When trying to find a repair remedy online, this appears to be a widespread and multi-year problem that the manufacturer is back-logged on the necessary repair parts. The defect is so widely known and spread, that an after market…

   NHTSA complaint #11598753 · source
4. Filed Jun 18, 2024AZVisibility & Wipers

   While driving on the interstate, driver and passenger sun visors has fallen out of the sun visor mount blocking/impairing road visibility. It is extremely dangerous when this happens at highway speeds as an individual may lose control on their vehicle.

   NHTSA complaint #11595104 · source
5. Filed May 2, 2024TXVisibility & Wipers

   Rear window leaks badly, when raining causes the interior to fog up making it difficult to see. Turning on A/C clears most the fog, but the rear window is still not clear enough to see what's behind or on the sides when making lane changes. This is not an isolated incident, Jeep repairs with the same process which leaks again after a few months. Need a permanent fix to this design flaw.

   NHTSA complaint #11586480 · source
6. Filed Nov 27, 2023ORVisibility & Wipers

   While driving the drivers side sun visor attachment failed and the visor fell down in my field of view on a 2 lane highway and would not stay up. The road was smooth and there was no jarring that caused it to fall down at that time. Looking at the design, it appears to be a plastic part that failed at a reduced area so just a poor design. Suspect it affects most of the Jeep Gladiators and wranglers.

   NHTSA complaint #11557054 · source
7. Filed Feb 10, 2023COElectrical SystemSteeringVisibility & Wipers

   While I was driving on the freeway, suddenly all of my warning lights came on and my windshield wipers and the power steering went out. It was very difficult to pull over with the power steering out and stop. This is the second time this has occurred in 6 months. The first time this happened I had it towed to the dealer, they found nothing wrong but when I went to pick it up it happened again before I left the dealer. The service manager kept it and they ran more codes and…

   NHTSA complaint #11506707 · source
8. Filed Jul 20, 2022TNEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionVisibility & Wipers

   I have had this vehicle in the shop more times than it has been on the road. It originally started with the auto start stop sensor. They told me to turn that off. They did an update. And it kept happening over and over again where it would cut itself off and I couldn’t get it restarted. The fix worked for maybe a month and it started all over again. Now the engine light is on I can be doing 30 miles an hour down the middle of town and it dies even with the auto start stop…

   NHTSA complaint #11475023 · source
9. Filed Jul 20, 2022NHVisibility & Wipers

   The sun visor bracket failed on both the passage and drivers’ side of the vehicle. On the driver’s side when the bracket fails it impends the driver’s vison as gravity defaults the position in a down angle.

   NHTSA complaint #11475022 · source
10. Filed Jul 12, 2022COVisibility & Wipers

    The driver (and passenger) Sun visors have a defect that causes the sunvisor to fall into the field of driver view while driving. I almost hit a pedestrian because I couldn’t see while trying to frantically get the visor into a safe location. Jeep won’t issue a recall and it is deadly serious. I almost killed a human today because of this defect.

    NHTSA complaint #11473542 · source
11. Filed Jul 8, 2022NYVisibility & Wipers

    There is a well documented design defect with both the driver and passenger sun visor. They are known to just fall in front of the driver’s view creating a driving hazard. This happened to my wife and her visibility was immediately obstructed while driving. A recall needs to be created to minimize risk on our roads.

    NHTSA complaint #11472859 · source
12. Filed Dec 23, 2021MIVisibility & Wipers

    The visors come out of their sockets which result in blocking one's vision and making the visor not only useless but a safety issue. It bugs me that there are all kind of YouTube videos about how to fix this and they say that getting the Jeep replacement kit results in the same thing happening. I don't understand why Jeep has not fixed an obvious problem and issued a recall. We certainly did nothing to cause the visors to come out of their sockets. This is obvious and…

    NHTSA complaint #11444804 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology